| Dual citizenship rights: do they make more and richer citizens? | |
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PMID: 19348114 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In the 1990s, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Brazil passed dual citizenship laws granting their expatriates the right to naturalize in the receiving country without losing their nationality of origin. I estimate the effects of these new laws on naturalization rates and labor market outcomes in the United States. Based on data from the 1990 and 2000 U.S. censuses, I find that immigrants recently granted dual nationality rights are more likely to naturalize relative to immigrants from other Latin American countries. They also experience relative employment and earnings gains, together with drops in welfare use, suggesting that dual citizenship rights not only increase the propensity to naturalize but may also promote economic assimilation. The effects of dual citizenship on improved economic performance, if mediated through naturalization, are consistent with American citizenship conferring greater economic opportunities. |
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Authors:
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Francesca Mazzolari |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Demography Volume: 46 ISSN: 0070-3370 ISO Abbreviation: Demography Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-04-07 Completed Date: 2009-05-08 Revised Date: 2010-09-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0226703 Medline TA: Demography Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 169-91 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of California-Irvine, 3151 Social Science Plaza, Irvine, CA 92697-5100, USA. fmazzola@uci.edu |
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Censuses Costa Rica Dominican Republic Emigration and Immigration / statistics & numerical data*, trends Employment / economics*, statistics & numerical data*, trends Ethnic Groups / statistics & numerical data* Female Humans Income* Male Politics Social Change Social Welfare / economics, statistics & numerical data South America United States |
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